Gary Police Department, Indiana, Fallen Officers

Honoring All Fallen Members of the...

Gary Police Department, IN

Gary Police Department

	Patrolman Benjamin "BJ" Wilcher, Jr. Gary Police Department EOW: Sunday, August 12, 2007 Cause: Vehicle pursuit
	Detective Corporal Louis William Donald, Jr. Gary Police Department EOW: Monday, August 27, 2001 Cause: Vehicle pursuit
	Detective Dorian David Rorex Gary Police Department EOW: Thursday, January 15, 1998 Cause: Gunfire
	Lieutenant George Yaros Gary Police Department EOW: Tuesday, August 11, 1981 Cause: Gunfire
	Patrolman James R. "J.R." Boyce, Jr. Gary Police Department EOW: Saturday, October 5, 1974 Cause: Gunfire
	Patrolman George Lowe Gary Police Department EOW: Tuesday, June 2, 1970 Cause: Gunfire
	Detective Michael G. Rusnak Gary Police Department EOW: Saturday, June 11, 1966 Cause: Gunfire
	Patrolman John Edward Moore Gary Police Department EOW: Thursday, August 4, 1955 Cause: Gunfire
	Detective Elza "Tip" O'Dell Gary Police Department EOW: Saturday, January 31, 1953 Cause: Gunfire
	Patrolman Walter Poturalski Gary Police Department EOW: Thursday, August 8, 1935 Cause: Motorcycle accident
	Detective James L. Kelly Gary Police Department EOW: Thursday, March 31, 1932 Cause: Gunfire
	Policewoman Pearl Agnes Lanham Gary Police Department EOW: Wednesday, March 12, 1930 Cause: Struck by vehicle
	Detective Julius Gunther Gary Police Department EOW: Friday, September 16, 1921 Cause: Gunfire

Total Line of Duty Deaths: 13

Gunfire: 9
Motorcycle accident: 1
Struck by vehicle: 1
Vehicle pursuit: 2

By Month

January: 2
March: 2
June: 2
August: 5
September: 1
October: 1

By Gender

Male: 12
Female: 1

All 2012 Deaths